Westlake Ace Hardware Expands in the Kansas City Area

Westlake Ace Hardware announced it has signed an agreement to open a new store in Grain Valley, Mo. Additionally, the hardware retailer’s recently relocated store in southern Olathe, Kan., officially opened for business on Friday, March 28, 2025.

In addition to the new Grain Valley store, the company will also open a new store in Shawnee, Kan. in late 2025 or early 2026. Westlake Ace Hardware currently has 31 stores in the greater Kansas City metropolitan area.  

Grain Valley, Mo.

A new Westlake Ace store will be built at the intersection of NW Woodbury and S. Buckner Tarsney Rd. in Grain Valley and will feature nearly 15,000 sq. ft. of retail space. Construction will begin in spring 2025, with a planned store opening in early 2026.

“Westlake Ace Hardware is excited to open a new Grain Valley location and showcase our legendary service, helpful advice, and the products customers need to get their projects done right,” said Joe Jeffries, president and CEO of Ace Retail Holdings (parent company of Westlake Ace Hardware). “Being an integral part of the community is at the heart of who we are, and we look forward to becoming a trusted resource for our neighbors in Grain Valley.”

Olathe, Kan.

A recently relocated Westlake Ace store at 15066 W. 151st St (northeast corner of 151^st Street & Black Bob) in Olathe, Kan., officially opened for business on Friday, March 28. The store moved from nearby 120 N. Clairborne because of pending construction on East Santa Fe Street and its interchange with Interstate 35. All current store associates were transferred to the new 11,500 sq. ft. location. Rich Crawford, previously the general manager of the Westlake Ace store at 7851 West 151^st Street in Overland Park, Kan., manages the new Olathe location.

In addition to selling lawn and garden supplies, fasteners, tools, plumbing, and electrical supplies, both stores will offer such services as key cutting, screen repair, blade and saw sharpening, Ace Handyman Services referral, automotive key fob replacement, and propane tank exchange. Several specialty departments and store-within-a-store concepts will be featured in the locations, selling such brands as:

• Stihl, Ego, and Milwaukee outdoor power equipment
• Benjamin Moore and Magnolia Home by Joanna Gaines paints
• Garden Center featuring annuals, perennials, vegetables, herbs, tropicals, and shrubs
• Milwaukee, DeWalt, and Craftsman power tools
• Weber, Traeger, and Big Green Egg grills and accessories
• Scotts lawn care products
• Yeti coolers, drinkware, and accessories

About Westlake Ace Hardware

For nearly 120 years, Westlake Ace Hardware has been the helpful neighborhood hardware store countless generations have counted on for power and hand tools, fasteners, paint, plumbing, lawn care, pet, electrical supplies, and BBQ grills and accessories. Westlake lives the Ace Helpful Promise every day by delivering reliable service, helpful advice, and products so its customers and neighbors get their projects done right every time.

Part of the Ace Hardware Cooperative since 1959, Westlake Ace is headquartered in the Kansas City area. It currently owns and operates more than 165 stores in 13 states.

Westlake Ace is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ace Retail Holdings. A division of Ace Hardware Corporation, Ace Retail Holdings currently owns and operates more than 245 Ace hardware stores nationwide under the Buikema’s Ace, Dennis Company Ace, Great Lakes Ace, Westlake Ace, and Outer Banks Ace brands.

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Susan Shank – Media Contact – sshank@mprg.biz – (816) 536-5746

Source: Westlake Hardware, Inc.